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US Navy’s new 3,000-ton warship can hunt submarines 5,000 miles from home

The first was a World War II-era submarine chaser commissioned in the 1940s. The new USS Pierre will be home-ported in San ...

Navy commissions the USS Pierre, last Independence-class littoral combat ship

The ship is the 19th and final Independence-class littoral combat ship, and the second to last of the troubled ships to enter ...
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USS Pierre (LCS 38) to officially be added to U.S. Navy fleet following commissioning ceremony Saturday in Florida

She’s been built. She’s passed her sea trials. And Saturday (Nov. 15, 2025) at 10am CT, the USS Pierre (LCS 38) will ...
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3,000-ton combat ship that can conduct anti-submarine missions commissioned into US Navy

A new combat ship with the capability of conducting anti-submarine operations has been commissioned into the U.S. Navy. The ...
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VIDEO: Littoral Combat Ship USS Pierre Commissions in Florida

The following is the Nov. 15, 2025, commissioning ceremony for Littoral Combat Ship USS Pierre (LCS-38) in Panama City, Fla.  From the Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS Pierre (LCS-38) is the 19th, and ...
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Navy commissions Independence-class LCS USS Pierre, the last of its kind

The newest ship in the Navy, the USS Pierre, was commissioned in Panama City, Fla.: “Welcome to the fleet,” said Navy ...
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South Dakota submarine to carry on World War II legacy

More than 70 years after the USS South Dakota became the most decorated battleship in World War II, a submarine is preparing to carry on its namesake's legend. Commander Ron Withrow and some of the ...
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Recording of USS South Dakota christening available on State Historical Society website

PIERRE – Two lacquer radio transcription discs, held in the collections of the South Dakota State Historical Society-Archives at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre, broadcast the June 7, 1941, ...